Black history month

BBC Learning English6 Minute English

1. In which country is Black History Month celebrated?

2. What is Black History Month?3. How long has Black History Month been

celebrated?4. Who is Mia Morris? What is her opinion

about Black History Month? According to her, how should October be considered?

5. What is « living history »?6. Where was Nelson Mandela held

prisoner?7. Who’s Irene Sinclair? What’s her

nickname?8. What did she do when she lived in

Guyana? How much did she get for that job?

9. What was her last job? What did she do?

1. In which country is Black History Month celebrated?In the UK

2. What is Black History Month?It's a time when people from all cultures and backgrounds get a chance to learn about, share in and celebrate the contributions that black people have made to UK and world history.

3. How long has Black History Month been celebrated here in the UK?23 years

4. Who is Mia Morris? What is her opinion about Black History Month? According to her, how should October be considered in the UK?• Mia Morris is the owner of the UK's Black History

Month website.•Mia would prefer black history to be made available to

everyone in Britain throughout the year.• Ideally, black history would last 'all year round' - but it

doesn't…• October should be seen as an opportunity, or a chance, to

spend more time with family, exploring, or finding out, more about UK’s rich history, one that the British all share.

5. What is « living history »?It's a more interactive way of learning about a specific event or period of time in history than, for example, simply looking at items in a museum

6. Where was Nelson Mandela held prisoner?Robben Island

7. Who’s Irene Sinclair? What’s her nickname?Sinclair was born in 1908 in Guyana, South America (called British Guyana)She came to live in London in 1957Irene is 102 years oldAunty Rene

8. What did she do when she lived in Guyana? How much did she get for that job?In Guyana she worked as an English and History teacher£10 a year

9. What was her last job? What did she do?She looked after a six-day-old baby for about three weeks

10. What is a ‘heated debate’?A passionate or lively discussion